AFTERMARKET

Ashok Leyland launches Re-AL, e-Marketplace for Used Commercial Vehicles

 Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the country’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched its e-marketplace for Used Commercial Vehicles. The marketplace will aid customers in exchanging Used Vehicles and upgrading them to new Ashok Leyland trucks and buses. By leveraging this digital platform, Ashok Leyland hopes to increase transparency in the […]

CSR

Bridgestone inaugurates Sarthi Support Centre and Jijau clinic in collaboration with PCMC

Bridgestone India today inaugurated the Bridgestone Sarthi Support Centre and Jijau clinic at Nigdi, Pune in collaboration with the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation.  Named after Bridgestone India’s flagship project on Road Safety and Skilling “Sarthi” for drivers, the centre is focused on their physical, mental, and behavioral health, guidance, counselling and awareness around critical issues […]

Components

Delphi-TVS achieves 3 million milestone in Common Rail Systems

Leading automotive supplier brand, Delphi-TVS Technologies has achieved a milestone of producing three million Common Rail systems from their manufacturing facility in Oragadam, Chennai. The first batch of the Common Rail system was started in the year 2009. This achievement comes in addition to the production of five million rotary pumps.   The company will also […]

Tyres

Apollo Tyres readies itself for sustainable mobility solutions

Apollo Tyres, the leading tyre manufacturer, is readying itself for sustainable mobility solutions. After producing sustainable Agri tyres, the company has now developed passenger vehicle tyres with 75% sustainable materials. The newly developed passenger vehicle tyres, containing 75% sustainable materials, comprises many featured compounding ingredients in different components of the tyres, including bio-based and recycled […]

AFTERMARKET

Brakes India inaugurates TVS Girling’s 100th ‘Qik’ Brake Service center in India

Brakes India, with over 60 years of Braking experience and a pioneering spirit, envisioned a new concept of providing Qik Brake Service (QBS) to customers back in 2018. QBS was started in collaboration with authorised tyre dealers to offer customers free brake diagnostic service to make them aware of brake issues in their vehicle. At the QBS, […]

Partnerships

Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles launch next phase of partnership in India

Today, it is announced that Bajaj Auto Ltd and Triumph Motorcycles Ltd have completed the successful transfer of Triumph’s India Sales & Marketing operations to Bajaj Auto. This follows the announcement back in 2020, of the strategic partnership between the two companies, in which both confirmed that they would jointly collaborate to create a new […]

Components

NGK Spark Plugs India is now Niterra India

NGK Spark Plugs India Private Limited, a leading Japanese manufacturer and seller of spark plugs, sensors, and other automotive components, has announced that it will be renaming the company as Niterra India PVT. LTD., effective from April 2023. This name change was announced in a glittering function hosted by the company in Hotel Hyatt Centric, […]

Commercial Vehicles

Mahindra introduces OJA, new brand name for future-ready range of tractors

Mahindra Tractors, part of the Farm Equipment Sector at Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M), introduced “OJA” as the new brand name for its new future-ready range of tractors from its most ambitious global tractor program, K2. The name “OJA” is derived from the Sanskrit word “Ojas” which symbolises Vitality, Energy & Strength. Speaking on the […]

Distribution & Retail

Tata Motors appoints Inchcape as new CV distributor in Thailand

 Tata Motors, one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers has announced its partnership with Inchcape plc, a leading global automotive distributor, as their distributor for their commercial vehicles in Thailand. Through this partnership, Tata Motors will commence the sales and service of its commercial vehicles across the country. India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, […]

Partnerships Vehicle Finance

Mahindra Finance partners with Bank of Baroda for co-sourcing of car loan leads

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited, (Mahindra Finance), part of the Mahindra Group, and one of India’s leading Non-Banking Finance Companies and Bank of Baroda (BOB), one of India’s leading public sector banks, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement for co-sourcing of car loan leads. Under this tie-up, Mahindra Finance will generate new and pre-owned […]

Appointments

Top management changes at Isuzu Motors India

Isuzu Motors India (IMI), a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, has announced key changes in the top management. Mr. Rajesh Mittal, succeeds Mr. Wataru Nakano, as the President of Isuzu Motors India (IMI). He will be the first person of Indian origin who will be steering Isuzu Motors India. Mr. Wataru Nakano, will assume a new assignment […]

Lubricants

ExxonMobil to invest INR 900 crore for lubricant manufacturing in India

ExxonMobil said today it is investing nearly INR 900 crore (USD $110 million) to build a lubricant manufacturing plant at the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation’s Isambe Industrial Area in Raigad. The company made the announcement in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Industry Minister Uday Samant and senior officials from Maharashtra. Once operational, […]

Tyres

TVS Eurogrip Tyres launches brand campaign with ad films relating to MS Dhoni’s on-field escapades

TVS Eurogrip,India’s leading 2 & 3-wheeler tyre brand, has launched a comprehensive brand campaign with a series of ad films, bringing out the humorous best of M S Dhoni. Leveraging the brand’s second year of partnership with IPL team CSK, the brand films have MS Dhoni sharing gripping stories from the field with his CSK teammates […]

Components

Gibraltar goes all guns blazing to make India shine on the global air spring arena

The West Bengal-based company has come up with a number of interesting new product innovations and is gearing up to go public in the next two years. N. Balasubramanian gets the details in an exclusive chat with Arpan Basu, Director – Marketing & Product Development, Gibraltar Airsprings Current Focus Areas Firstly we are fortunate to have survived […]

Safety

Nitin Gadkari seeks co-operation from business women and corporates in inculcating a culture of road safety in India

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) sought the co-operation of business women and corporates in inculcating a culture of road safety among road users in the country . ” Apart from road engineering, the most important factor for improving road safety in the country is to change human behavior that violates road rules. […]